P.E.O. International Projects
The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a nonprofit organization that has helped more than 125,000 women (as of April 2024) pursue educational goals by providing over $432 million in educational assistance, making a difference in women’s lives through six
philanthropies and a foundation:
P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund (ELF)
A revolving loan fund established in 1907 to lend money to qualified women students to assist them in securing a higher education.
Has loaned
$249.8 million*.
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS)
A fund established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the U.S. and Canada.
Has provided
$49.8 million*
in scholarships.
P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE)
Established in 1973 to provide need-based grants to women in the U.S. and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary
to return to school to support themselves and/or their families.
Has given
$74 million*
in grants.
Established in 1991 to provide substantial merit-based awards for women of the U.S. and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an
accredited college or university.
Has awarded
$36.7 million*
in scholarships.
P.E.O. STAR Scholarship (STAR)
Established in 2009 to provide scholarships for exceptional high school senior women to attend an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the U.S. or Canada in the next academic year.
Has given
$21.8 million*
in scholarships.
A nationally ranked, fully accredited, independent, liberal arts/sciences college for women located in Nevada, Missouri, has been owned/supported by P.E.O. since 1927 and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees in a variety of majors. Cottey College, a debt-free institution, welcomes women from around the world.
A nonprofit corporation established in 1961 to encourage tax-deductible giving to the educational and charitable projects of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. It is a service to the Sisterhood.
* As of April 2024